E-book
The chickens fight back pandemic panics and deadly diseases that jump from animals to humans
Record details
- ISBN: 9781553652700 (print)
- ISBN: 1553652703 (print)
- ISBN: 9781926685014 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 electronic text (246 p.) : digital file.
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Computer data.
electronic resource - Publisher: Vancouver [B.C.] : Greystone Books, c2007
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | [pt. 1]. Of pandemic panic -- 1. An image looking for a story -- 2. Epidemics, pandemics, and zoonoses : an introduction -- [pt. 2]. And scurrying beasties -- 3. Plagues, rats, and the perfection of fleas -- 4. The world looking at itself -- 5. Biting flies, kissing bugs, and sleeping sickness -- [pt. 3]. Of singing and flight -- 6. Western equine encephalitis, television, and air conditioning -- 7. West Nile Virus and the St. Louis Blues -- 8. The chickens fight back -- [pt. 4]. And things that go bump in the night -- 9. Out of nowhere : Nipah Virus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- 10. The darkness bleeds in : Lassa, Ebola, and Marburg -- 11. Splashing through rat piss : leptospires and hantaviruses -- 12. All the rage -- [pt. 5]. With all our most constant companions -- 13. Abortion in the sandbox and other pet problems -- 14. Poker players' pneumonia -- 15. Bang's disease and the White Plague -- 16. Dog parasites in the land of the gods -- [pt. 6]. Shall we tell our tales of woe and delight -- 17. The meaning of Pulcher's omen -- Selected readings -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also available in print version. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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| Subject: | Animals as carriers of disease Epidemics Zoonoses Disease Outbreaks Zoonoses Multi-User. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
